“As many as you have.” I nodded while already deciding which conversations I could bear to surrender. Nixx studied me for another second before letting it go. I frowned at the next section. It curved high beneath his arm, close enough to his armpit that the position would be awkward no matter how I arranged him. “This part requires close contact.” “How close?” I pulled my stool nearer and lifted his forearm. To keep the skin stretched correctly, his arm needed to cross in front of me while I turned the inside upward. His hand would land against the side of my chest. “Potentially inappropriate-looking.” His eyebrow rose. “I need your arm here.” I guided it loosely across my upper body without letting his hand settle. “Otherwise, I can’t reach the angle without twisting your shoulde

